Respect anthem
In Venezuela, peaceful demonstrators are attacked and arrested by the “Bolivarian” police, but they sing their national anthem and wave the Venezuelan flag. In Cuba, peaceful demonstrators are harassed and arrested by the Castro police, but they sing the national anthem and wave the Cuban flag.
In the United States, the police protect peaceful demonstrators, but we can disrespect our National Anthem and burn our flag. Go figure.
Armando Lamelas,
Pembroke Pines
This story was originally published September 17, 2016 at 2:00 PM with the headline "Respect anthem."